LIVE COVERAGE: Public meeting to find out what Port Stephens Council's interest is in merging with Dungog.
Local News
Dick Smith staff await dates
Fix needed at Testers Hollow
Herald Half-Time: March 30
VIDEO: James Gardiner and David Lowe talk football.
Grave fears of site damage
Newy cops a roasting | video
Newcastle is given a gentle ribbing in a new Rhys Nicholson video to promote the town.
Shark sighting shuts Redhead beach
UPDATED: The beach re-opened about 3pm.
Capture the Hunter competition
Send us your photos showcasing the region's beauty for the chance to become the cover photo on The ...
Lake schoolboy approached walking home
The youth’s mother contacted police after the teenager caught the school bus to Cams Wharf Road about 3.20pm ...
Police identify missing angler
Esmeraldo San-Juan has been missing for two weeks.
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Knights fly in back-up
Stability goal for Jets
Jets aim to complete campaign with a roar
Herald Half-Time: March 30
VIDEO: James Gardiner and David Lowe talk football.
TV Guide
Mall stall’s new beans
New owners Georgia Fisher and Jason Yeeles plan on serving take-away coffee.
Batten to head charity at the Perm
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Herald Breakfast – March 30
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A PETITION seeks clarification around self-defence laws, a contaminant more than 10,000 times the appropriate risk level found ...
Tocal ready for return to field
Organisers says this year's Tocal Field Days will be "huge".
Regional Focus
Busted, driving on wrong side of road | video
QLD: How not to get away with breaking the road rules.
Cat tail skinning a ‘cruel, sick act’
NSW: A hideous outbreak of skinning cat's tails is plaguing Wagga.
Man questioned over cyclist's death
WA: Police have interviewed a man in relation to a crash which killed a cyclist.
Australia unveils 2016 Olympics uniform | photos
The opening ceremony uniforms for the 2016 Australian Olympic Team have been unveiled.
National
Captain of 'death ship' sailed under the radar of Immigration Department, senators claim
The captain of a so-called "death ship" who had been accused of gun running and was a person ...
Overseas-born Australians reach highest level since 1895
The proportion of Australians born overseas has soared to its highest level in more than 120 years.
'As long as it's fair dinkum': Government reaches out to crossbenchers over ABCC bill
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has begun a fresh attempt to drum up crossbench support for the government's workplace relations agenda, ...
Rate of overseas-born Aussies hits 120-year high, official figures show
The proportion of Australians born overseas has hit a 120-year high, including a near-tripling over the past decade of the ...
Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer spends night stranded in Victorian bush
A former deputy prime minister has spent a night stranded in the bush in north-east Victoria.
Martin Place siege hostage Jarrod Morton-Hoffman tells of dramatic Lindt cafe escape
Jarrod Morton-Hoffman mouthed "I am going" to a group of hostages moments before he lead the charge out ...
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Opinion
Birds of injured feather flock together
Preparing old gasworks for a flash new use
EDITORIAL: New life in old contaminated site
Short Takes
Price is right but housing dream dashed
More help is needed as prevalance of autism rises
The famous bull who sat like a dog
Topics: A charmed bull and a heckled bush poet.
Entertainment
So why has Deadpool been such a mega success?
Tell us why you think the Ryan Reynolds movie has been such a surprise hit.
Russell Crowe to develop Batavia story for film, but will it ever set sail?
The Oscar-winning actor-turned producer-director has set his sights on one of Australia's most incredible true stories. He isn't ...
What David Stratton did next: everything except watch Batman v Superman
Our column on Australian film news looks at the famous critic's latest project focusing on Martin Scorsese.
Rebecca Maddern slams her Footy Show critics: 'I am not the fun police'
Sharp-eyed observers have noticed that Rebecca Maddern is a woman. Therefore, they deduce, her purpose is to keep ...
Life & Style
Is it better to buy your running shoes online?
I am a training shoe tragic. I kill a new pair every few months. I'd like to think it's because ...
RPA hospital investigates private partnerships to relieve pressure on wards
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is seeking out partnerships with the private sector to relieve pressure on its bulging wards, as ...
Top Sydney University mathematician Nalini Joshi laments gender discrimination
"Australia is frozen in time," is the view of one of the nation's top mathematicians, Nalini Joshi.
High-powered CEDA Commission backs Labor tax policy to balance the budget
A high-powered independent commission has backed Labor's approach to capital gains tax and negative gearing, undercutting prime minister ...
More to a super fund's returns than its size
The great divide in the performances of super funds is between not-for-profit and retail funds and not so ...
The secret mortgage rate banks don't like to discuss
Banks prefer to keep an aura of mystery around some key information that would help borrowers make better ...
Travel
Explore the inner sanctum of the nation’s first and only saint
When it comes to history, the Limestone Coast's oldest town, Penola, is blessed with the goods, from country ...
The 18 things Australian travellers are obsessed with
From Bali to budget airlines, these are the things Aussie travellers are most obsessed with.
Cruising holidays for first timers: Why cruising is the ultimate holiday - video
Imagine unpacking just once yet travelling to some of the world's most fascinating destinations.
Things to do in Whistler, Canada: 20 reasons to visit
Fairytale-like during the winter months, Aussies have discovered why this is one of the most fun-packed holiday capitals ...